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Chien Tung Chinese Fortune Sticks Booklet
- Condition : Used
- Dispatch : Next Day
- Brand : None
- ID# : 221450976
- Quantity : 1 item
- Views : 31
- Location : United States
- Seller : bananawind (+190)
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- Start : Wed 03 Apr 2024 14:04:12 (EDT)
- Close : Run Until Sold
- Remain : Run Until Sold
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This listing is for Chien Tung Chinese Fortune Sticks Booklet.
A vintage 28 page booklet, good condition, but looks well used.
Kau chim or kau cim, also known as lottery poetry (traditional Chinese: 求籤; simplified Chinese: 求签; pinyin: Qiúqiān; Sidney Lau: kau4 chim1), is a fortune telling practice that originated in China in which a person poses questions and interprets answers from flat sticks inscribed with text or numerals. The practice is often performed in a Taoist or Buddhist temple in front of an altar. Kau chim is often referred to as chien tung or Chinese fortune sticks by westerners. In the US, a version has been sold since 1915 under the name chi chi sticks. Kau chim is also sometimes known as "The Oracle of Kuan Yin" in Buddhist traditions, a reference to the bodhisattva Kuan Yin. It is widely available in Thai temples, known as siam si (Thai: เซียมซี). The similar practice is also found in Japan, named O-mikuji.
The practice of kau chim interpretation dates back to the Jin dynasty, according to the Jade Box Records, an ancient Chinese book on date selection, written by the famous Taoist monk Xu Xun in the 3rd century AD. Despite the Cultural Revolution in mainland China during the 1960s and 1970s, lottery poetry still persists today in temples in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, mainland China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Singapore. Most Taoist temples have lottery poetry to provide religious guidance for believers.
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| Listing Type | Gallery Listing |
| Listing ID# | 221450976 |
| Start Time | Wed 03 Apr 2024 14:04:12 (EDT) |
| Close Time | Run Until Sold |
| Starting Bid | Fixed Price (no bidding) |
| Item Condition | Used |
| Bids | 0 |
| Views | 31 |
| Dispatch Time | Next Day |
| Quantity | 1 |
| Location | United States |
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